GARW VALLEY

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Congratulations: Happy 50th wedding anniversary wishes go out this week to Janice and Don Smalldon with love from all the family. Pontycymer Rugby

Club: Six Nations on the big screens – next on Friday, March 10, when Wales play Ireland at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, kick-off 8pm.

Pontycymer RFC: On Saturday, March 4, Pontycymer travel to the Memorial Ground to face Bryncoch. Kick-off 2.30pm. PACT News: The next PACT meeting for LLangeinor will be held on Wednesday, March 15, at 5.30pm at The Richard Price Centre. Garw Green Fingers: On Saturday March 11, volunteers will be meeting at the old BraichY Cymer pub to do some weeding and cutting back work on the Community Path, beginning in Pontyrhyl and working up towards Pontycymer. They would welcome some help, if you can spare even an hour, you’d be made very welcome. Meeting time scheduled for 10.30am. Dance and Drama Workshops: Valley and Vale are run free children’s workshops at the Workmen’s Hall in Blaengarw, from 4pm5pm for the under 11 age group and from 5pm-7pm for the 12-16 age group.

Call Alys on 01656 729246 to book.

British Legion: The branch meets at the Blaengarw Rugby Club, upstairs lounge, on the third Tuesday of every month at 7.30pm. Garw Valley Heritage

Society: The Heritage Society are looking to hold an archive of World War II memorabilia and would welcome any donations or input from valley residents.

Call Jean Fowlds on 01656 856 091 Valley Derby: On April 22, the big derby game between Pontycymer RFC Vetrans v Blaengarw RFC Veterans will take place.

It takes place at Lawrence Park, Pontycymer and kick-off will be at 2.30pm.

There will refreshment stalls available on the day, and after the match there will be a Grand Raffle and Auction at the clubhouse.

It is hoped the Valley Ravens mini rugby team will be playing a curtain raiser before the main event.

All money raised will go to Cancer UK and to the Prostate Cancer charities.